ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220742
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| Date: | 07-JUL-1923 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Goodyear free balloon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | A-6698 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lake Erie 25 miles SW of Port Stanley, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Indianapolis |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Missing over Lake Erie; One balloonist found July 9, 1923 found dead in basket 14 milies s.s.w of Port Stanley, Lake Ontario Canada in Lake; other aviator missing -Balloon left July 4,1923
Sources:
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=19230708&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Pittsburgh Press July 8, 1923
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=19230709&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Pittsburgh Press July 9, 1923
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19230709&id=3r5XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bvQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5984,1245482&hl=en
Spokane daily Chronicle July 9, 1923
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jan-2019 20:06 | o | Added |
| 13-Jan-2019 14:24 | Anon. | Updated [Date] |
| 15-Jan-2019 17:57 | noman | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 17-Jan-2019 07:12 | noman | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Feb-2021 16:10 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Feb-2021 16:12 | Cobar | Updated [Phase, Nature, Damage] |
| 20-Mar-2022 03:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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